The "Fast" Society
The world we live in is very fast paced, or at least I think so. People everywhere are always looking for a faster way to succeed and achieve. Our society says that "The faster, the better!" It is shoved in your face constantly.
At fast food restaurants, for example, people can complain and get impatient and rude when they don't have their food for even a short period of time. Well, a short amount of time to me may be a long time for other people, especially in a setting like that. And a fast food restaurant is called FAST food for a reason. But there is a difference between knowing that the employees are reasonably preparing the food in the right timing and doing it right and expecting the food to be there immediately, thinking only of the time frame in which things are happening.
Many people take ordinary things and turn them into a "race" and see who can accomplish a goal first. In our society, being the first person to do something is highly valued, especially when it is done quickly. However, if you are the last to accomplish something, even if it was done very well and/or carefully, the pop culture can look down on it and see it as a problem.
The Internet can be very fast. This aspect of advancing technology is not bad, but I have to admit that it can be annoying when the Internet advances so quickly that you constantly have to be updated. I am used to doing the same thing over and over again, so the thought of constantly having something new thrown at me can overwhelm me and annoy me. I can sometimes imagine the world advancing at its quick pace and in order to keep up with the Internet, the news, the technology, and the gossip, you have to sprint.
I think everyone should know at least a little bit of what is going on around them, because everyone is a part of the world, however, I do not like to keep up with every little thing that comes out such as the newest phone or movie or celebrity news. I can do without that. I have had the same phone for over 2 years now and I am OK with it. For me, fast is OK for some things, but for other things, fast is not the best way.
I have difficult music exercises that I play that are part of my practicing and songs I play with the music group I am in that go very fast. But the reason I can play them fast is because I first played them slowly and learned the details. When the details are learned, I can then play the song more and more quickly and have it sound good.
You cannot rush with artwork either. I make sure all the details like lines, lights and darks, structure, and colors of my art look the best that I know how. My art looks better when I take the time to be precise and careful.
I also make decisions very slowly, sometimes too slowly. I analyze everything just like I analyze properties and details of music. It can be hard for me to come to a decision. I think about each and every outcome, what would and could happen, and about more of the details, and I just keep thinking and thinking and thinking. Sometimes I can be too slow.
I think it is good to have a balance between fast and slow. If a decision you're making is not a life changing decision, it is OK not to analyze and make a quick decision. For me, that is easier said than done. But I am still learning that. Other decisions and circumstances do require precision and careful thought. It depends on the situation and circumstance you are in that determines whether or not to move quickly or slowly.
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At fast food restaurants, for example, people can complain and get impatient and rude when they don't have their food for even a short period of time. Well, a short amount of time to me may be a long time for other people, especially in a setting like that. And a fast food restaurant is called FAST food for a reason. But there is a difference between knowing that the employees are reasonably preparing the food in the right timing and doing it right and expecting the food to be there immediately, thinking only of the time frame in which things are happening.
Many people take ordinary things and turn them into a "race" and see who can accomplish a goal first. In our society, being the first person to do something is highly valued, especially when it is done quickly. However, if you are the last to accomplish something, even if it was done very well and/or carefully, the pop culture can look down on it and see it as a problem.
The Internet can be very fast. This aspect of advancing technology is not bad, but I have to admit that it can be annoying when the Internet advances so quickly that you constantly have to be updated. I am used to doing the same thing over and over again, so the thought of constantly having something new thrown at me can overwhelm me and annoy me. I can sometimes imagine the world advancing at its quick pace and in order to keep up with the Internet, the news, the technology, and the gossip, you have to sprint.
I have difficult music exercises that I play that are part of my practicing and songs I play with the music group I am in that go very fast. But the reason I can play them fast is because I first played them slowly and learned the details. When the details are learned, I can then play the song more and more quickly and have it sound good.
You cannot rush with artwork either. I make sure all the details like lines, lights and darks, structure, and colors of my art look the best that I know how. My art looks better when I take the time to be precise and careful.
I also make decisions very slowly, sometimes too slowly. I analyze everything just like I analyze properties and details of music. It can be hard for me to come to a decision. I think about each and every outcome, what would and could happen, and about more of the details, and I just keep thinking and thinking and thinking. Sometimes I can be too slow.
I think it is good to have a balance between fast and slow. If a decision you're making is not a life changing decision, it is OK not to analyze and make a quick decision. For me, that is easier said than done. But I am still learning that. Other decisions and circumstances do require precision and careful thought. It depends on the situation and circumstance you are in that determines whether or not to move quickly or slowly.
© 2013, The Quiet Girl. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying is punishable under Federal Law.
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